Service difficulty report · Guide Vane · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 22, 2013
Submitted
August 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N221UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30552
Aircraft time
51,551 hours, 6,387 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Guide Vane
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

GUIDE VANE AT 12 O'CLOCK POS BOTTOM FILLE, TOP ROW, FWD FASTENER HOLE. NUT PLATE STRIP BROKEN. SPEED TAPE HAS BEEN APPLIED AS AN INTERIM REPAIR IAW EC7233-01321. CHECK TAPE FOR SECURITY AT 2 CYCLE INTERVALS AND PERMANENT REPAIR IN 6 CYCLES. MF3120 CREATED TO MONITOR. THIS IS FOR THE NR 2 ENG.